MS HB1120

Authorizes Mississippi to enter into an interstate compact with southern states (Tennessee, West Virginia, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky, and Oklahoma) to prohibit advertisement of obscene and pornographic content on social media platforms.

Establishes the Interstate Commission on Obscene Social Media Advertisement, comprising each state's governor (ex officio) plus four additional citizens appointed by each governor, with at least one legislator from each state.

Requires internet service providers and social media platforms to actively filter and block websites and advertisements containing obscene or pornographic material regulated under federal law (18 USCS Section 1460, et seq.) and not protected by the First Amendment.

Compact becomes binding when six or more states approve it within 18 months; additional states may join within two years; any state may withdraw with two years' written notice to the commission.

Effective date: July 1, 2020.